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Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: 28. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions in place by her Department to police and address occurrences (details supplied); if students can be refused entry to school grounds; and if An Garda Síochána can be contacted to verify if the student in question has been overseas and take the necessary action with the child’s parents. [40260/20]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: According to Government guidelines, students must not present themselves at schools if they have travelled internationally. Several reports have indicated that a small minority of parents are disregarding these guidelines. What measures has the Department of Education taken to counter these occurrences? Can students be refused entry to schools? Can An Garda be contacted to verify whether...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: Can the Minister tell me who is responsible? Is it the principal, the teacher, the board of management or the chairperson? Does a teacher have to make these decisions? Ideally these children should be at school, but they are allowed to roam the streets without supervision during the day. Nobody wants that. I understand that a person must fill out a Covid-19 passenger locator form before...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: I acknowledge that we are talking about a minority, but this minority is holding communities and their businesses to ransom. The resilience shown by communities and businesses must be commended. I encourage the residents of towns and the surrounding areas to support the businesses which have shown courage and strength in keeping their doors open while making a loss. An Garda...

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2020: Motion (1 Dec 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: I would like to dispel some of the fiction that has been bandied about regarding greyhound racing. The Greyhound Racing Act 2019 is the first major upgrade since 1958, and it is welcomed. The general public who own greyhounds mind their dogs like children and would not tolerate any abuse of their dogs' welfare. A minority of people in all societies and sports abuse the system. The Act...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Work Permits (1 Dec 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: 114. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he will review a critical skills employment permit for a person (details supplied) which, due to Covid-19, no longer meets the original criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39620/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: 376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which regulations were policed, in view of the fact that many of these families were attending schools (details supplied); if in such cases the schools are informed of the practice; and the way in which this regulation is managed. [40261/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Construction Defects: Discussion with Construction Defects Alliance (1 Dec 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank the witnesses for the briefing. I have been involved in construction all my life and I am still a contractor. I welcome this engagement. I have listened to many Deputies speak on this issue and to the witnesses' briefing. They hit the nail on the head when they spoke about the way certain buildings were built using a main contractor and many subcontractors who carried out works....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: I spoke to the Taoiseach yesterday about the hospitality sector. One fact for the Taoiseach is that from March until today, 0.002% has been the outbreak rate in the hospitality sector. The Irish Hotels Federation statistics are available. Every minute and every second that the Taoiseach takes before he tells them will count. The Taoiseach should give the statistics on the level that...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: I am talking about Irish statistics.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: The Government is destroying lives.

Greyhound Industry: Motion [Private Members] (25 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: Greyhound racing is at the heart of rural Ireland. I know many ordinary people who have greyhound racing dogs and they are very good people. Limerick is lucky to have a state-of-the-art stadium for greyhound racing. I want to get rid of the myth that a night out at the dogs means the death of a dog or a hare. That is not factual. A mechanical hare is used. People in this country are...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (25 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: 60. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has received the 2019 annual report from the Office of Public Works; and if so, when will same be published. [39027/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (25 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: 75. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason funding for local government within his Department has reduced from €787 million in 2020 to €225 million in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39026/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (25 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: 176. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the budgeted cost for small capital works to Garda stations in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39025/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (25 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: 226. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time physiotherapists working in University Hospital Limerick in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and if the number will be increased in 2021. [39022/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (25 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: 227. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time dental nurses working in CHO 3 in 2018, 2019 and to-date in 2020, in tabular form; and the number of vacant dental nurse posts currently within CHO3. [39023/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Missions (25 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: 275. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a food-related virtual trade mission to Japan and United Arab Emirates early in 2021. [39024/20]

Covid-19: Statements (24 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: By the end of January 98 beds will be ready for opening in University Hospital Limerick, 20 of which will be open this week. The emergency department had 52 patients on trolleys yesterday, with an additional ten trolleys in wards. The overcrowding in the accident and emergency department has been an issue for years and the department has been the worst in the country. It is currently...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: I have talked to several hotels in County Limerick, from three star to five star: Deebert House Hotel, Kilmallock, Woodland House Hotel, Adare, The Mustard Seed, Ballingarry, Rathkeale House Hotel, Longcourt House Hotel, Newcastle West, and the Devon Inn Hotel, Templeglantine. All these hotels are waiting for the lockdown to lift, in the hope of salvaging Christmas. I spoke at length to the...